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Max Holloway hopes to ‘mimic’ Alex Pereira’s two-division champion success

Max Holloway has done it all at 145 pounds and he’s no less ambitious when it comes to his expectations in the lightweight division. “Blessed” recently made it official that he plans to move up in weight and join the UFC’s 155-pound roster following a 12-year run that saw him compete primarily as a featherweight

Max Holloway hopes to ‘mimic’ Alex Pereira’s two-division champion success

Max Holloway has accomplished all of it at 145 kilos and he’s no much less formidable in relation to his expectations within the light-weight division.

“Blessed” lately made it official that he plans to maneuver up in weight and be a part of the UFC’s 155-pound roster following a 12-year run that noticed him compete primarily as a featherweight and reign as that division’s champion from 2017 to 2019. Holloway had an opportunity to regain the featherweight title this previous October at UFC 308, however misplaced to Ilia Topuria, who handed Holloway his first-ever knockout loss.

Shifting from one deep division to a different, Holloway hopes to observe within the footsteps of sunshine heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who claimed the UFC middleweight title from rival Israel Adesanya in simply his fourth combat for the promotion. He dropped the belt again to Adesanya in a direct rematch, however two fights later he received a vacant mild heavyweight title by defeating Jiri Prochazka.

Holloway referred to as Pereira an inspiration throughout a current Kick stream (h/t Championship Rounds):

Max Holloway is taking inspiration from Alex Pereira bouncing again after his loss to Adesanya

“We noticed Alex Pereira get completed… Subsequent combat he fought for a #1 contender spot, [then he] fought for the title and he is on a spectacular title run…

Let’s mimic him. Let’s do… pic.twitter.com/XZ3THNSw7Q

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 8, 2024

“155, can not wait,” Holloway mentioned. “All I do know is, we noticed Alex Pereira get completed [by Adesanya], proper? Subsequent combat he fought for a No. 1 contender spot. Fought for the title and he’s on a title run proper now, a spectacular title run. Let’s mimic it. Let’s do it.”

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Since successful the sunshine heavyweight title, Pereira has efficiently defended it 3 times in 2024, making him one of many UFC’s most precious gamers. A former kickboxing champion, the 37-year-old Pereira nonetheless has loads of massive fights forward with No. 1 contender Magomed Ankalaev respiratory down his neck and all-time nice Jon Jones stating his preference would be to fight Pereira ought to he proceed competing after his bout with Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

Suffice to say, if the light-weight chapter of Holloway’s profession is something near how Pereira reinvented himself, he’ll be greater than happy.

“I get inspiration in that,” Holloway mentioned. “He’s a beast.”

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